diff --git a/tardis_env3.yml b/tardis_env3.yml
index 3b0262afd25..68980ebcb00 100644
--- a/tardis_env3.yml
+++ b/tardis_env3.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ dependencies:
   - sphinx
   - nbconvert
   - numpydoc
-  - docutils
+  - docutils>=0.16,<0.17
   - nbformat
   - nbsphinx
   - sphinx_bootstrap_theme